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Spend your days relaxing by the pool or sharpening your culinary chops with an in-villa cooking class.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 July 2025
The set of 14 includes six steak knives, a chef knife, bread knife, santoku knife, utility knife, paring knife, kitchen scissors, an acacia wood knife block, and sharpening steel.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 July 2025
That practical foundation, coupled with an innate creative sensibility, has sharpened her business acumen.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Thirty years in state government sharpened her instincts.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 July 2025
The set of 14 includes six steak knives, a chef knife, bread knife, santoku knife, utility knife, paring knife, kitchen scissors, an acacia wood knife block, and sharpening steel.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 9 July 2025
That practical foundation, coupled with an innate creative sensibility, has sharpened her business acumen.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Thirty years in state government sharpened her instincts.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sharpen
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The fact that everybody was there and everyone was grinding, there was that little extra motivation to really get this thing going.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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This precise semiautomatic machine can grind your beans, push out balanced shots, and froth your milk.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Like other paddlers, Wiki went through all three training cohorts to hone her paddling skills.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Collaborate with Taiwan’s top fashion industry professionals Work closely with leading local stylists, makeup artists, and art directors, honing both creative and professional collaboration skills.—
Avril Chen,
Vogue,
18 July 2025
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Watching that Champions League has whetted Zubimendi’s appetite for his first appearance at the Emirates Stadium.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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And, to whet your reality appetite, here is the list of 16 houseguests competing.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Sharpen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sharpen. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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